janellegsheenSep 13, 20203 minPsychological Safety Reality or Illusion?Psychological safety seems to be one of the current ‘things to do’ in the workplace. We’ll create a psychological safe culture and all...
janellegsheenJun 21, 20204 minAdjusting Your Tone of Voice Our tone of voice carries powerful non-verbal communication. Communication that is more powerful than the words we speak. Often others...
janellegsheenJun 6, 20202 minVoice and Authenticity: are you perceived as authentic? Our tone of voice impacts how our message is received more than we might realise. For authenticity it is important to align our tone...
janellegsheenMay 20, 20203 minBeing RespectfulDiscover five keys to practice being Respectful in your daily life.
janellegsheenApr 28, 20202 minBook Review: Sizing People Up: A veteran FBI agent’s user manual for behaviour prediction One of the biggest issues with communication and relationships is the apparent ‘unreliability of people’. People say one thing and then…...
janellegsheenApr 7, 20204 minBeing Assertive Can Be Dangerous:What assertiveness trainers forget to tell youTo do this effectively sometime taking responsibility is not ‘saying’ it is wrong, but taking action that communicates assertively that you
janellegsheenFeb 25, 20203 minIs Respectful Fighting Possible?Being human and having learnt many disrespectful communication tactics, from those around us, are the basic reasons why having respectful in
janellegsheenOct 10, 20193 minThree Not Four Types of Respect: There are three different types of Respect. Some people believe in a fourth, but they are wrong, the fourth is not respect, it is the...
janellegsheenOct 3, 20192 minBook Review: The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the heart of conflictResolving conflict and managing inappropriate behavior is a major area of concern for many people. Whether for professional and or...
janellegsheenSep 21, 20194 minChoosing Emotions Reality Bite IV: There are No Negative Emotions!I constantly hear people talking about negative emotions. I understand people mean sadness and anger and the like. I do not believe...
janellegsheenMay 19, 20192 minDifficult Conversations: Reality Bites So many of us don’t want to have difficult conversations. We do all we can to avoid them, perhaps we think there is something wrong with...
janellegsheenApr 25, 20192 minForm Conflict to Difference: A mindset that makes a difference.Conflict management, learning how to manage conflict, is a trend and for good reason. Conflicts cost a lot in time, resources and health,...
janellegsheenMar 31, 20194 minFive Communication SecretsCommunication is such a basic activity it seems fair to assume we do it well. After all we have been communicating our entire life. Yet...